Can we do תפילות prayers for:

ChaBaD?

That through them The האור Light, רפואה The Healing and The ואהבה Love of ישועת יהוה Yeshuath YHWH may come back to הארץ The Land of Israel?

Parshah Picks

Cheshvan 26, 5772 · November 23, 2011

General Overview:

In this week's reading, Toldot, Jacob and Esau are born. Isaac relocates to Philistine where he digs wells, resulting in friction between him and the locals. Rebecca and Jacob successfully deceive Isaac, tricking him into giving to Jacob the blessings he had intended for Esau.

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The Positive Power of Negative Thoughts

By Rochel Holzkenner

THE PARSHAH

Toldot

Genesis 25:19–28:9

Jacob is born clutching Esau’s heel; their father favors the hunter, their mother the scholar, and the former sells his birthright to the latter for a pot of red lentil stew. Thus the stage is set for a cosmic struggle which still engulfs us today.

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Abraham and Isaac: Two Paradigms in Influence and Outreach

They both served G‑d with all their hearts and souls, but they possessed different hearts and different souls. Their roles and destinies, as well, couldn't have been more different.

By Mendel Kalmenson

Esau and His Wives

Esau’s Hittite wives, although they were in Isaac’s home, offered incense to idols. Rashi says that the smoke of this incense caused Isaac’s blindness.

By Tali Loewenthal

A Sheep in a Wolf's Clothing

Why didn't Jacob and his mother just march openly into Isaac's room, bring proof of Esau's wickedness and convince Isaac that Jacob was the more worthy candidate in the first place?

By Elisha Greenbaum

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Mayanot Moment - Toldot

The relationship between Abraham and Isaac as embodiments of love and fear teaches us the proper emotional balance in our relationship with G-d. Presenter: Rabbi Levenger

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How to Educate a Child

A Taste of Text—Toldot

A child shouldn’t be expected to be a miniature replica of his parent. Individual character traits need to be honed and channeled.

By Chana Weisberg

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By Berel Bell

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The Mother of All Deceptions

Uncover the mystical dimension of the puzzling story of Jacob masquerading as his brother Esau to deceive his father Isaac into blessing him instead.

By Moshe New

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